Classes

Enhance the educational impact of a field trip by adding a private class taught by a Museum educator.

About Our Classes

Enhance the educational impact of a field trip by adding a private class taught by a Museum educator. Our classes incorporate inquiry-based learning with hands-on activities geared toward providing exposure to STEM topics and supporting classroom curriculum needs.

Discovery Place Kids (DPK), a children’s museum that opened in Rockingham, NC, in April 2013. DPK is a satellite museum for Charlotte-based Discovery Place. The target audience of DPK is birth to seven years. The museum is located within the Rockingham, NC

Early Childhood Classes

These inquiry-based classes will have children building their emergent STEM literacy skills through the developmentally appropriate exploration of sound, weather, forces and our fantastic world.

Lab Classes

Discovery Place Science labs are dedicated to exploring various topics, including matter, energy, biotechnology, plants, animals and design.